The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $53,250 | 18.38% | 7.17% |
| 2016 | $43,460 | -12.06% | - |
| 2015 | $48,700 | 20.29% | - |
| 2014 | $38,820 | -26.56% | - |
| 2013 | $49,130 | -0.61% | - |
| 2012 | $49,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,250 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for social science research assistants in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of social science research assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.